Strip take-up block



April 23, 1940. F. E. ROBINSON STRIP TAKE-UP BLOCK Filed Aug. 29, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 1 7 April 23, 1940. F. E. ROBINSON 2,198,276

STRIP TAKE-UR BLOCK Filed Aug. 29, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 55 thesesegments 8 and 9 is effected by piano hinges FRANK E. ROBINSON.

Patented Apr. 23, 1940 1 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STRIP TAKE-UPBLOCK Frank E. Robinson, Shaker Heights, Ohio Application August 29,1939, Serial No. 292,514

2 Claims. (Cl. 242-72) This invention relates to strip take-up blocks inIS and I1 having exteriors conforming to the congeneral, but it isparticularly concerned with a tour of the cylinder I, the hinged sidesof the segtake-up block adaptedto receive and coil cold ments 8 and 9having edges I8 and I9 cooperrolled strip steel. ating with the edges 20and 2| of the remainder A p c e p e of the invent o is illllS- of thecylinder Ito form a smooth, substantially 5 trated in the accompa d w inw continuous, cylindrical surface for receiving the Figure 1 S alongitudinal sectional elevation strip coiled on the cylinder I. Thiseffect is obtaken from line of Figure and tained by proper contouring ofthe edges I8, I9,

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation taken from line 20 and 2 I, By meansof the arrangement just de- 10 II--II of Figure 1. scribed, the firstwrap of strip about the cylinder More speclfically, these drawings showa cold 1 retains its fi i h and flatne s rolled steel strip take-upblock comprising an end I I claim: plate I from which a cylinder 2extends, this cyl- A Strip takeq p block comprising an end inder 2rotatively journaling a cylinder 3 by W plate a first cylinder extendingfrom said plate of bearing liners 4. row of radially projecting a secondcylinder mtatingly journaled on Said: cams 5 extends longitudinally ofthe cylinder 3, first cylinder, a row of radially projecting cams thesecams being welded to this cylinder. Rotaon of the cylinder 3 may beeffected y opem extendmg longitudinally of said second cylinder,

a third cylinder extending from said plate conof handwheel 6 fixed tothe end of th1s centrically outside of the others, said thirdcylincylinder remote from the plate der having two longitudinallyhinged, radially cyhnder: 1 extends from platfe I concen' swingingsegments with adjacent sides having intrically outside of the others,this cylinder I havterengagmg edges of which one is Shaped to ing twolongitudinally hinged radially swinging ride under the other upon inwardSwingifig of segments 8 and 9, the adjacent sides of these segsaidsegments the one of Said segments having ments havipg interengagmg edgesand the said edge riding under the edge of the other edge bemg n g tonde under the edge having a row of roller elements extending longiuponInward swmgmgpf the Segments a and tudinally thereof adjacent itsswinging portion A Shown by the drawmgs p edges are Oppo forinterengagement with said cams, and a handsitely beveled so as toaccomplish th1s result. The wheel fixed to the end of said Secondcylinder segment 8 mounts a row of rollers I2 extending poqite a platelongitudinally thereof adjacent its swinging por- 2. A strip take-upblock comprising an end tion, or, 111 other words, the edge I0, theserollers t from aid late interengaging with the cams 5 upon rotation ofplate a first cylmder ex en 1 g S p a second cylinder rotatinglyjournaled on said the cymidel 3 by.the handwhgel first cylinder, a rowof radially projecting cams 5 Rotation of this cylinder 3 1s 11m1ted byspaced 11 f said Second 0 under stops I3 fixed to this cylinder, thesestops enextepdmg 1.011% Y 0 y aging an abutment I l fixed to the insideof the thujd cyhndel: extendmg from safld piate 9 cylinder I. It followsthat rotation of thecylincentncally Outslde of t 9 sgld thud 85pmder 3within the limits defined by the stops I3 hFWmg loneltudleally i leffects collapse or replacement of the segments swmgmgsegmems Wlth asldes havmg 8 and 9, the collapse of these segments permittingterengagmg edges of WhFCh one 15 to r1818 a tight strip coil to beremoved from the cylinder under the other upon p swmgmg m I, it beingunderstood that this cylinder receives S the one of Sald segments havlngsald the strip, it having for this purpose a longitudinal edge ridmgunder the edge of f 1 1-, is i hi h an end of t strip may be row ofroller elements extending long1tudmally 5 gaged at the start of coiling.thereof adjacent its swinging portion for inter- It is desirable thatthe outside of the cylinder 1 n a nt h sa cams, d a handwheel be assmooth and continuous as is possible and fixed t0 the end Said SecondCylinder ppo to attain this end the edges I9 and I I are made to saidplate, the sides of said segments having edges 5 closely fit so thatwhen the cams 5 Work against cooperating with each other and with theedges 5 the rollers I2 to build the cylinder I, the outsides of theremainder of the y de to fo a of the segments 8 and 9 provideasubstantially smooth, substantially continuous cylindrical sursmoothand continuous surface at the junctions face for receiving strip coiledthereon. of their swinging sides. Furthermore, hinging of

